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For One Night is a american film of genre Drama directed by Ernest R. Dickerson released in USA on 5 february 2006 with Raven-Symoné
For One Night (2006)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 february 2006
Length 1h29
Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson
OriginUSA
Themes Films about education
Rating63%
For One Night is a 2006 film is based on the true story of Gerica McCrary, who made headlines in 2002 by getting Taylor County High School in her hometown of Butler, Georgia, to integrate the prom after thirty-one years of segregation. It stars Raven-Symoné as Brianna McCallister and Aisha Tyler as Desiree Howard. The movie was filmed in summer 2005 in Louisiana just before Hurricane Katrina.
The movie was written by Dee Harris-Lawrence. This film is the first drama role in the career of Raven-Symoné and disengaged from the Disney Channel.
Synopsis
Inspired by the true story of an African American teenager who shook up a small town where high school proms had been racially segregated for decades. Amid the protests of the community and with the help of a newspaper reporter who returns to her hometown to cover the story, the two women are able to reverse decades of racist tradition and make history, at least for one night.Actors
Raven-Symoné
(Brianna McCallister)
Aisha Tyler
(Desiree Howard)
Jason Lewis
(Mark Manning)
Sam Jones III
(Brandon Williams)
Gary Grubbs
(Mr. Thornton)
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